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candlepin

noun

Etymology

From candle + pin, from its shape.

  1. derived from *bend-✻
  2. inherited from *pinnaz✻
  3. inherited from pinn
  4. inherited from pinne
  5. compounded as candlepin — “candle + pin”

Definitions

  1. A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.

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